Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devin Smith (American football, born 1983)

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The result was delete. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:50, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Devin Smith (American football, born 1983)

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He might well be notable, but I'm having trouble verifying it. Someone with more expertise on American football might be able to help here. Google searches are hampered by the existence of another player with the same name (here). Black Kite (talk) 18:22, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Reach Out to the Truth 18:24, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Reach Out to the Truth 18:24, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Poorly sourced BLP, trouble verifying. jni ^(delete)_{...just not interested} 18:25, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —MRD2014 📞 contribs 18:49, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 20:56, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - can't find evidence that he exists (Pro Football Reference for example has no entry). He certainly didn't make the final roster for the Bengals that year. The timeframe also doesn't make much sense; if he was born in 1983, being in the NFL from 2012-13 would mean that he entered the league at age 29. ansh 666 22:15, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as a likely hoax. Along with the age issue, there's no such player on the Bengals 2012 roster.[1] There is a article about another Devin Smith on the Bengals website, but he was a 2015 college wide receiver, not a linebacker. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:17, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum. A 29-year-old rookie simply trying to break into the NFL, much less accomplish it, gets media notice.[2] Clarityfiend (talk) 23:31, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Searching through the historical player database at nfl.com I found a Devin Smith who was born in 1990 and appeared in one preseason game in 2014 for Pittsburgh. This doesn't match the birth date or team given in the article and appearing in one preseason game is insufficient to meet
WP:NGRIDIRON. The sources given do not support notability or show significant independent coverage. Papaursa (talk) 03:19, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply
]

Delete Even if it was a local paper, someone would have written an article on a military veteran getting into the NFL at age 28, and if done in 2012 I am thinking we should at least get some easy indication the article exists.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:57, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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